Review: Safe in His Arms

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Fleeing from her violent ex, Megan Talbot seeks refuge in the charming beachside town of Haven Bay. The kind-hearted locals are happy to help her recuperate without interfering—all except brooding, tattooed Tione, the cook at the B&B where she’s staying. He’s made it clear he thinks she’s trouble, but despite his distrust, she can’t seem to stay away from him. After all, who could resist a bearded hulk whose life is dictated by his four rescue dogs?

Tione Kingi just wants to be left alone. After his life in Silicon Valley imploded, he returned home and reinvented himself. Now, he has a few close friends, a simple job, and a cabin on the edge of the forest. He doesn’t need a pretty woman with haunted eyes turning him inside out with her every hard-won smile, and he especially doesn’t need whatever problems are following close on her heels.

The more time they spend together, the harder it is for Tione to deny the feelings growing between them. But Megan isn’t the only one with secrets, and when their pasts catch up with them, everything—including her life—hangs in the balance.

Genre: contemporary romance

Publication date: February 2021

Mature content: yes

Review: Safe in His Arms is a sweet romance story, with a hint of suspense and touching an important issue these days: domestic violence. 

 

The only think that didn't make sense to me was the quick way Hope/Megan falls for Tione. To be honest, and given the fact she's still bearing the bruises - literally - of her previous abusive relationship, it would have been more realistic for at least a couple of months (and not just a few days) passing before she was ready to get involved with another man, no matter how much of a good person Tione seems to be - especially since she's been awfully wrong before. 

Safe in His Arms is book three in the Haven Bay series. I have not read the previous books, so I may have overlooked some details regarding a few of the secondary characters, but overall the story flowed pretty well and I didn't feel I was missing anything important. 

Happy readings!

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